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Updated Pedigree Certs soon to be released
Sheep Ireland will be implementing new updates to the Pedigree certs generated on the Sheep Ireland database. These changes will take place for approved Flockbooks while there will also be changes made to other societies that host their Flockbook on…
CPT Mating comes to an end
Last Wednesday marked the final day of AI for our 2018 CPT program on Brian Nicholson’s farm in Johnstown Co. Kilkenny. During the course of the program 32 rams were used from 6 different breeds, a list of the rams…
CPT Update
This time last year Sheep Ireland technicians braved Storm Opheila to carry out AI on CPT flocks. This year's weather proved to be better, making CPT farms more accessible for AI. To-date there has been 1500 ewes AI'd across…
OviData Update
This week seen the visit of the fifth flock involved in OviData, which was that of Patrick Dunne in County Wicklow. Patrick's flock consists of up to 220 commercial ewes. Sheep Ireland technicians visited the flock yesterday (Thursday 18th October).…
Record your Mating using the LambPlus App
Make recording the mating of your ewes easier this breeding season by using Sheep Ireland's LambPlus App. Follow this link to read more
Over Half of Ovidata Flocks Visited to-date
Two more OviData flocks were visited by Teagasc and Sheep Ireland Technicians since last week. The third flock visited was that of John Prendergast in County Mayo Friday last. While visiting flocks, tissues samples for DNA extraction were collected along…
First day of AI on CPT farms today!
CPT AI begins Today Today see's the beginning of the CPT AI programme on one of Sheep Ireland's CPT farms. The first of the CPT farms to begin AI is James Napers in County Meath. Sheep Ireland's representative Sean Godfrey…
OviData is well underway!
Teagasc and Sheep Ireland Technicians were visiting the second of the six flocks involved in OviData. The second flock is that of Tomas O' Learys's in County Kerry. While visiting the flock yesterday, tissues samples for DNA extraction were collected…
Get your 2019 Season Off to a Good Start with the LambPlus App
Recording your Mating Recording your mating is a very important start to retrieving the correct parentage status of your animals. Determining the parentage of animals is the basis of all genetic evaluations to ensure they are as accurate as possible.…
OviData - New EIP project involving Sheep Ireland
OviData – European Innovation Partnership project OviData aims to increase sheep genetic gain in Ireland through scientific data capture and analysis. This is a 5 year project which is lead by a very experienced, multidisiplinery Operational Group. OviData was formally…
Still on the Lookout for Suitable CPT Rams
Sheep Ireland are still in the process of selecting rams for use in the CPT program for the 2018/2019 breeding season. Many breeders have already been in contact wishing to submit their ram in the running. Breeders which entered rams to…
Over 150 Downloads of the LambPlus App! Have you downloaded it yet?
Sheep Ireland launched the LambPlus App this year allowing LambPlus breeders to record their lambing at their convenience - even if there is no connection to the internet. Once the flock is downloaded whilst connected to internet, the information that…
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